Yushu, the entrance to the Cordyceps Market.
The main door frame of the market is built with Tibetan characteristics. There is a red banner in the middle with "China's No. 1 Sacred Herb" written in black fonts.
At the top of the door frame is a huge Cordyceps sinensis model, more than ten meters long, which looks very spectacular under the blue sky and white clouds.
"Lin Sanqi, come here quickly, let's take a photo."
Although Yin Lianyi came in the name of a business inspection, she knew the inside story and knew that this inspection was just a formality and an exhibition match, with no KPI assessment at all, so she felt very relaxed and treated it like a tourist.
At the entrance of this antique market, Lin Sanqi stood there. Yin Lianyi held Lin Sanqi's arm, crossed one leg, and stretched out two fingers to make a happy and cute gesture.
Meng Peng held his mobile phone: "Come on, Tian Qi..."
Lin Tianhua had a smile on his face, but he was actually a little worried in his heart.
Although Lin Sanqi is his boss and Yin Lianyi is his subordinate, on another level of identity, Lin Sanqi is his nephew and Yin Lianyi is the daughter of Pingle Village.
There has been no intermarriage in Shilou Village and Pingle Village for 100 years. If these two people make an official announcement, will it trigger a new war between the two villages?
Lin Tianhua said that he didn't dare to think about it, he didn't dare to think about it at all, and he was afraid that he, the person who knew the truth but refused to report it, would be the first to be beaten to death by the clan leader at the door of the ancestral hall.
"Okay, distinguished guests from Dongguang Province, the photos have been taken, let's go inside the market and have a look."
The young man introduced was from a local travel agency, named Jiaba, and was hired to be a local tour guide this time.
Lingnan Tang is now a thunderous presence in the Cordyceps market, and everyone who is engaged in the Cordyceps industry is already aware of it.
After all, the one that can monopolize the high-end Cordyceps market in Dongguang Province, Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia is the Lingnan Tang Company that suddenly jumped out of the cracks in the rocks. It is not an exaggeration to call it the "Southern Cordyceps King".
The key is that in the entire domestic Cordyceps market, no one knows where Lingnan Hall’s Cordyceps comes from. This is the biggest question hanging over everyone’s heads.
Of course, judging from the appearance of the Cordyceps in Lingnan Hall, everyone was sure that it came from Yushu or Nagqu, but they couldn't find out who sold it.
If you can't find out who sold it, then every vendor in the market is suspected.
The three major cordyceps distribution companies in China have plowed the ground over and over again, but they have never been able to find any insect farmer who has eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard.
Based on the trend of Lingnan Tang occupying the South China market in half a year, it will not be long before it is completely possible to occupy the entire high-end domestic cordyceps market. This is something that the three major cordyceps dealers cannot tolerate.
Lin Tianhua was afraid that someone would pull a dirty trick and bring an out-of-control dump truck to you on the way, so this time he came to Yushu incognito, and the Lingnan Hall group came in as tourists.
Director Qianba is still working hard as a tour guide:
"Dear friends in Dongguang, the scale of the Cordyceps trading market that is now in front of you is quite large. It is our largest professional wholesale market in Yushu, with more than 270 shops specializing in Cordyceps trading, with a total shop area of more than 20,000 square meters. .
This is just an ordinary season. If it is the peak season every year, there will be at least thousands of buyers coming from all over the country. If the shops are not enough, they will set up stalls outside to buy. It will definitely be a sea of people and very spectacular. ”
Yin Lianyi asked strangely:
“Tour guide, when is the peak season for Cordyceps?”
"Oh, it's like this. There is a specific season for cordyceps harvest here. Generally, the fresh grass period is from May to August every year, and all the unprocessed cordyceps are harvested. From September to April of the next year It’s called the post-season Cordyceps period, and it’s all dry insects.
You have come at the right time. Look, how many people are there in this market. These customers are usually people from hospitals, pharmacies, and pharmaceutical factories. The annual transaction volume of this market alone has reached more than 30 billion. If you want to make a fortune, this is all gold. ”
It can be seen that the tour guide Qiangba is very jealous of the cordyceps business.
"Come on, distinguished guests from Dongguang Province, you can come and take a look. This is our Cordyceps sinensis from Yushu. How about it? It's big enough. Do you want to buy some?"
A common problem among directors is that they want tourists to shop.
Lin Sanqi, Lin Tianhua, Yin Lianyi, Meng Qiang, Lin Jianghe, the future northwest branch manager who had just arrived in Qinghai, and the driver and bodyguard all gathered around.
The owner of the Cordyceps shop took one look and dumped a bag of Cordyceps on the table:
"Bosses, please take a look. This is the best cordyceps we have in Yushu. Do you think it's big? It's a second-grade product. It's very rare."
The boss introduced himself triumphantly. Lin Sanqi and others shook their heads when they saw it:
"That's it?"
Lingnan Hall sells Cordyceps. We have seen their own 18cm Cordyceps, but looking at these tiny Cordyceps, they are far from satisfying the appetite of everyone in Lingnan Hall.
The boss felt a little unhappy when he saw the disdainful expressions of several people:
"Hey, are you still too small? There are big ones too, but you may not be able to afford the big ones."
Lin Tianhua stopped several other people and nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, yes, we can't afford it. Sorry, let's go look elsewhere."
Tour guide Qianba thought that these tourists really couldn't afford it, so he quickly explained:
"In recent years, the Cordyceps market has become more and more polarized. On the one hand, there are fewer and fewer first-class or special-grade Cordyceps, and the price has become more and more expensive. This year it has increased by 50,000 yuan compared with last year.
But the prices of those small Cordyceps are falling every year. Maybe it has something to do with the growing number of Cordyceps grown. Most of the markets we visit now are low-end Cordyceps, and high-end Cordyceps are harvested right after they are dug out of the ground. Gone. ”
Lin Sanqi and others walked over one by one. Instead of looking at Cordyceps, it would be better to say that they were looking at shops.
It can be seen that the market is indeed very busy, with people coming and going. In addition to dealers from all over the country, there are also many people dressed as ordinary herdsmen carrying bags of cordyceps to sell to various shops.
Of course, the herdsmen are also very experienced. The big ones are grouped into one pile, and the small ones are grouped into one pile. They are not mixed together.
During the transaction, a primitive method was used, using an armband, and the two of them gestured with their hands to trade. No one knew the specific transaction price, making it mysterious.
Lin Sanqi and Lin Tianhua looked around at the same time, just to see if anyone was watching or deliberately observing the herdsmen while they were trading.
Fortunately, everything is normal.
This shows that such transactions are very common in this wholesale market, or it is one of the mainstream trading methods.
Now that transportation is convenient, herdsmen are more willing to take a day or two by car to sell in the city market instead of selling to small buyers on motorcycles in the fields.
Everyone will learn well.
Lin Sanqi thought that he was in another time and space. In 1959, no one cared about Yushu Cordyceps, and no one bought it. They were all eaten by cattle and sheep as grass.
Thinking of this, Lin Sanqi counted the time. In another time and space, it seemed that he was almost leaving for Yushu again.
Lin Tianhua touched Lin Sanqi at this time and reminded:
"I think it is feasible to set up a storefront in this market and use smoke bombs to buy Cordyceps. The flow of people here is very large, and I think there are quite a lot of herdsmen trading Cordyceps."
Lin Sanqi nodded and told Lin Jianghe next to him:
"Brother He, your main task in the future is to open a store in this market and buy Cordyceps. You can also sell some low-end Cordyceps. The supply company will provide it to you."
Lin Sanqi thought to himself that he had also purchased a lot of low-end cordyceps from another era, which could be shipped wholesale.
After all, the products produced by Lingnan Hall are all high-quality products, and the low-end Cordyceps has no use. It is better to package and sell them, because the quantity is large, and it adds up to a huge sum of money.
Lin Jianghe had been a professional manager and had experience in business, and he also knew Lin Sanqi’s plan, so he smiled easily:
"Don't worry, Qizai. There is no easier job than this. To be honest, I deserve a salary of 1 million a year."
Lin Tianhua went and told him:
"Not only do you stay in this market, you also occasionally go to various major cordyceps producing areas to give people the impression that you are always secretly purchasing cordyceps outside. You can hire a few bodyguards at that time, after all, the northwest The area is not too safe.”
Lin Sanqi also worried:
"Buy whatever car you want, any model. The company will reimburse you. We hire retired soldiers as bodyguards. These people are very skilled and will not run away at critical moments. The company will also reimburse you for this expense. Our Lin family is going out. Outside, safety comes first.”
The vast land and sparse population are not just for words. If you were killed and buried in a hole, you would be treated as a missing person.
The northwest is not like a large coastal city. There are surveillance cameras everywhere. With Skynet's photos and big data analysis, criminals can basically not escape.
Lingnantang touched other people's cheese because he was afraid that someone would cause harm and retaliate.
Lin Hai in the Northeast Branch also has three bodyguards to protect him 24 hours a day, just in case someone jumps over the wall.
Lin Jianghe chuckled: "Okay, I have no problem with Uncle Ten and Qizai's arrangements."
Lin Tianhua continued to explain as he walked:
"You are here just like Lin Hai. You often have to withdraw a sum of cash from the bank, pretending it is the funds for purchasing Cordyceps. Then you transfer it to other banks and deposit it to other banks. Then you have to prepare fake accounts for purchasing Cordyceps every day. Use formal invoices
In addition, we will regularly get a batch of Cordyceps sinensis king level from Huadu. When the time comes, you will deliberately show off in front of others, pretending to have purchased it yourself, and then pretend to package and ship it to Huadu. It is best to let the market Everyone knows it. ”
Lin Jianghe slapped his chest: "Don't worry, Uncle Ten. I'm good at making false accounts. Haha, isn't it just acting."
Lin Tianhua became a little more serious after hearing this:
"Letting you make false accounts is buying false accounts. Don't use your brain to make false accounts on funds and taxes. We, the Lin family, want to make money openly. As long as you do well, Qizai and I will not treat you badly." , do you understand? ”
Lin's tutoring has always been good. Anyone who does something wrong will be knelt to death in the ancestral hall. In serious cases, they will be expelled from the family tree. This is very deterrent.
Lin Jianghe almost trembled after hearing this:
"Qizai, Uncle Ten, don't worry, no matter how bastard I am, I will never attack my own family."
Lin Sanqi also agreed with Uncle Ten's warning. In the face of money, no matter what family is not, human nature cannot stand the test, except for biological parents.
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Traveling from 2023 to the back garden of the Gege Mansion in 1960.
Lin Sanqi changed back into the clothes of this era, then sat on the steps at the door and began to fool around and suffer from jet lag. Although the two eras are both called China, their customs, manners, and conversation are completely different. The most important thing is that the memories of both eras have to be reconnected, which is the most troublesome.
Just like a mobile phone, it needs to be started again and again. One is an Android system and the other is an Apple system. Although they are both mobile phones, the content is different.
At this time, the courtyard door opened, and Jin Caifeng walked in alone. She was a little surprised to see her youngest son sitting there:
"Qizai, when did you come back? Why didn't this kid come to the middle courtyard to say something?"
Lin Sanqi stood up quickly: "Mom, I just came back. I'm tired and want to sit down and take a rest. What are you doing?"
Jin Caifeng pointed to the seedlings on the ground and introduced them like a treasure trove:
"Nao, I have opened up the open space on both sides into vegetable gardens. It just so happens that there is a well in your yard that is not dry. It is best for watering vegetables. Look, this is the cabbage that was just planted, this is the radish, this is It’s a cucumber..."
Lin Sanqi chuckled: "Mom, you are not afraid of making mistakes. Be careful of getting your tail cut off."
Jin Caifeng lightly hit her youngest son: "Go, grow your own food and grow it at home. What mistake have you made? Don't scare grandma."
Lin Sanqi saw that the courtyard door was closed tightly and no one would disturb her, so she quickly took out two plates of snacks from the house:
"Mom, here, here is the wife cake, here is the pineapple bun, try it quickly."
Jin Caifeng was used to her youngest son bringing out strange things from time to time, so she didn't want to ask any more questions, so she picked up a pineapple bun and took a bite:
"Well, this pineapple bun is fragrant and sweet. It tastes exactly the same as the one in Xiangjiang."
Lin Sanqi thought to herself, the wife of a wealthy family is really knowledgeable. Didn't he bring this pineapple bun back from Xiangjiang in 2023? It can also be regarded as one of Xiangjiang's specialties.
"Grandma, try this Yuen Long wife cake again and see if the taste is authentic."
Jin Caifeng took it and took a bite. Eating delicious food always makes people feel happy. The old lady felt a lot more relaxed:
"It's delicious. I've never had this kind of southern snack in the north for so many years. By the way, how are you and Xiao Yezi doing? When are you planning to get married?"
Lin Sanqi was a little speechless. Even eating a wife cake could be related to seeking a wife.
"Don't worry, Mom, Xiao Yezi and I are doing well. She has now become a master to those 12 old national treasures. She keeps learning every day and is very busy. After Dad Changping comes back, will his health be fine?"
"No problem. Your dad is a Chinese medicine practitioner and can handle it by himself. It's okay. By the way, I remembered something."
Mother and son were eating pastries and chatting when Jin Caifeng put down the pastries:
"Has Xiaoyezi's father been diagnosed with tuberculosis before?"
Lin Sanqi didn't know why: "Yes, Chinese medicine said it was tuberculosis. Later, I went to Union Medical College Hospital to take an X-ray and was diagnosed with tuberculosis."
Jin Caifeng was still a little surprised: "Then it was you who really cured her father's tuberculosis?"
Lin Sanqi said proudly:
"Of course. If I hadn't cured her father's terminal illness, Pan Ye wouldn't have fallen under my good pants, haha."
Jin Caifeng nodded her son's head: "You are not like your father at all, you are glib."
In fact, Lin Sanqi never said this. If he hadn't cured Professor Pan's tuberculosis, how could Pan Ye win so easily? Follow him with all your heart?
Lin Sanqi had already figured it out. Pan Ye had a soft personality. Although he had gone to college, his thinking was still very traditional. She would not have any objection if she wanted to marry a concubine.
After all, although Professor Pan did not marry his concubine, Grandpa Pan married a fourth wife, and several of Pan Ye's uncles also had concubines.
Girls who come from such big houses do not reject concubines and even think that having more children means more blessings. Marrying more concubines and having more children is necessary for the continuation of the family's legacy.
There are also strong-willed girls who really reject concubines and are determined to break with their feudal families, but they all went to northern Shaanxi instead of staying in Peiping to study.
Therefore, Lin Sanqi is very satisfied with Pan Ye and feels that he can control this future wife and soft persimmon.
"Grandma, why did you suddenly ask me if I can cure tuberculosis?"
"Why else? Someone wants to help you. Didn't the National Peking Opera Theater start its three-day performance at the Changping Branch yesterday? Two famous actors in the Peking Opera Theater are suffering from tuberculosis, and one of them is too sick to help. On stage.
Originally, these two celebrities wanted Dean Shen to see a doctor, but Dean Shen recommended you. Then they found out that you were on a business trip, and they were anxious about this matter. People all over the world were asking where you were. ”
"Hey, the Peking Opera Theater is already here. Grandma, why don't you go to Changping to watch the Peking Opera?"
"Many people from our courtyard have rushed to Changping. I still have Jiageng and Zhenzhen to take care of me. I can't go."
There are too few entertainment activities these days, and it is also a difficult time. Opera programs, one of the representatives of Mi Mi Music, have also been restricted, so even the theaters in the city rarely have performances.
In an era when there was no television, very few radios, no theater performances, no mobile phones, no entertainment magazines and newspapers, life was quite boring.
There might be a power outage at night, and I couldn't read a book. Apart from making little people, there really wasn't any other entertainment.
A bachelor like Lin Sanqi, who has no wife and is very angry, only bothers the fifth girl again and again, which is extremely detrimental to physical and mental development.
Others will go to the theater if they have the conditions, but they will go to the theater if they have no conditions. Lin Sanqi's conditions are much better than others. He has a car and convenient transportation, so he will naturally not wrong his family.
"Mom, let's go. I'll take you to Changping. You can sleep in my dormitory at night. The trap is big enough."
Jin Caifeng was happy when she heard this: "Okay, I'll call your dad, and I'll bring Jiageng and Zhenzhen with me. Let's go together."
Two hours later, the jeep arrived at the entrance of Ming Tombs Town and could not go any further.
Because the road is full of pedestrians, bicycles, donkey carts, ox carts, etc., everyone has only one direction, walking towards the small palace gate of the Ming Tombs in the east, which is the direction of the Changping Branch of the Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Lin Sanqi knew at a glance that these farmers in Changping and surrounding areas were all rushing to listen to the opera.
This is the first time the National Peking Opera Company has performed in Changping. It can only be described as a grand event. Traffic was directly blocked, and this dirt road is the only main road to the Ming Tombs.
"Well, the car can't drive, we have to walk."
When the Lin family arrived at the Changping branch, they found that the scene was already filled with gongs and drums, firecrackers blasting, red flags waving, and a sea of people.
The stage was set up directly on the main road, cutting off the only main road in the middle. The audience seats were directly on the main road, and the farmland on both sides were all filled with people.
You can also see that all local militiamen in Changping were mobilized to maintain order.
Lin Sanqi was holding Lin Zhenzhen, while Lin Sophora and Jin Caifeng were holding their eldest grandson Lin Jiageng tightly with one hand and the other. They tried hard to squeeze forward, but every step forward seemed very difficult.
Lin Sanqi thought, was this the same scene at Wusong Pier in 1949?
Can I board your broken ship with this old boat ticket~~~
Fortunately, Shao Lecheng, the chief of the security department who was commanding from a high place, discovered Lin Sanqi's family in the crowd in time. No one could crowd out the God of Wealth of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital.
After a while, four security department staff members in green military uniforms squeezed in to help, and Lin Sanqi's family successfully passed through the crowd and arrived under the stage.
After all, the theater troupe hired by the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital with money and food was still given preferential treatment by the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. There was a circle in the C position of the auditorium with benches inside, and only employees of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital could enter.
After the Lin family sat down, Jin Caifeng wiped his sweat as if afraid.
"Hey, how many people are here? I think it's more than 100,000, right? There are people all over the mountains and plains, why not just watch a show."
Lin Kushen smiled and said: "We have all rushed here from the city, do you think it's okay?"
Jin Caifeng smiled sheepishly:
"It's a pity that this is Peking opera. It would be better if it was Cantonese opera. Last time Qizai went on a business trip to Huadu, he met the red line girl performing and took a photo to show me. I was really lucky."
Lin Zhenzhen disagreed: "Grandma, Peking Opera is good."
Jin Caifeng kissed her granddaughter: "You guys, you don't even know our hometown drama, you have forgotten your roots~~"
Lin Sanqi hummed another Peking Opera:
"Grandma, listen to me. I have countless cousins in my family. They don't come to visit unless there is any important matter. Although they are relatives and will never recognize each other, he is closer than relatives~~~"
Jin Caifeng looked at her younger son a little strangely:
"Hey, son, which piece of Peking Opera are you talking about? Why haven't I heard it? It sounds so good. Isn't it true? My uncle sings so well."
Lin Sanqi thought to herself, in a few years, you will be able to hear it every day, until you vomit.
At this time, Pan Ye also saw the Lin family arriving, and quickly squeezed over to greet his future parents-in-law:
"Uncle Lin, hello auntie, Jiageng is so nice. Sanqi, when did you come back?"
Lin Kushen smiled and nodded, while Jin Caifeng enthusiastically pulled Pan Ye to sit next to him and began to greet her, obviously very satisfied with this future daughter-in-law.
Lin Sanqi quietly stuffed a box of wife cakes into Pan Ye's hand:
"You can eat it while watching the theater later. This is Yuen Long wife cake. My mother said that if you eat it, you can become my wife sooner."
Lin Jiageng and Lin Zhenzhen covered their mouths and started laughing, and Pan Ye blushed again.
"By the way, did the masters come out to watch the show?"
"Nao, over there, Dean Shen has specially arranged a place for them."
Lin Sanqi stood up and took a look. The 12 old men were pitifully hiding in the corner and no one cared about them. Thinking about it, he knew that of course those who made mistakes would have to stand aside. How could they get preferential treatment?
Lin Sanqi sighed secretly, quickly took out a bag of pastries from her backpack and squeezed over with a smile on her face. (End of chapter)